Between farmers and Big Meat, which side will Trump take?

New York

IN November, farmers voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump. Now they're waiting to see if it pays off.

Among the final actions of the Obama administration were new rules making it easier for chicken farmers - who exist inside a commercial vise constructed by agribusiness - to sue the companies for anti-competitive behaviour. The big meat lobbying firms oppose any new rules, and now that the Trump administration has frozen all regulations, it's unclear if those protections will ever take effect.

Mr Trump won the White House last year in large part thanks to support from rural voters who …